618,618 Shares in Post Holdings, Inc. $POST Bought by Diamond Hill Capital Management LLC Investment Advisor

Diamond Hill Capital Management LLC Investment Advisor purchased a new stake in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 618,618 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $54,599,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Post by 3.9% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,071,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,678,000 after buying an additional 114,677 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Post in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $113,660,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Post by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 880,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,282,000 after acquiring an additional 8,906 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its stake in Post by 41.3% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 462,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,736,000 after acquiring an additional 135,236 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in Post by 104.5% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 415,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,155,000 after acquiring an additional 212,325 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.85% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

POST has been the subject of several research reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $125.00 price target on shares of Post in a research note on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Post from $116.00 to $99.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Post from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Post from $106.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $117.00 price target on shares of Post in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $109.00.

Post Stock Down 0.0%

POST opened at $80.92 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $88.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $96.93. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.40 and a 1-year high of $117.28. The stock has a market cap of $3.67 billion, a PE ratio of 14.88 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.85, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.47.

Post (NYSE:POST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.08. Post had a net margin of 3.48% and a return on equity of 13.22%. The firm had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.03 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Post Holdings, Inc. will post 7.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Post

Here are the key news stories impacting Post this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: The most recent reported quarterly results remain mixed: Post Holdings exceeded earnings expectations with $1.78 in EPS versus the $1.70 consensus, but revenue of $1.95 billion fell short of the $2.02 billion estimate and declined 1.8% year over year. Post Holdings stock information
• Positive Sentiment: The earnings beat and the company’s relatively low valuation—about 14.9 times earnings—could support buying interest, particularly if investors view the recent weakness as already reflected in the share price.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue underperformance, year-over-year sales contraction and prior-year EPS of $2.03 versus $1.78 this quarter point to continued operating pressure. Post also carries substantial leverage, with debt-to-equity of approximately 2.47.
• Negative Sentiment: The stock remains below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, suggesting that the broader technical trend is still weak despite the modest recent increase.

Post Company Profile

Post Holdings, Inc is a consumer packaged goods company that operates as a holding company for a diverse portfolio of food and beverage brands. The company’s principal activities include the production, marketing and distribution of ready-to-eat cereal, refrigerated and frozen foods, and nutritional beverages. Through its operating segments—Post Consumer Brands, Foodservice, Refrigerated Side Dishes & Bakery, and Active Nutrition—Post Holdings delivers a broad array of products to retail grocers, convenience stores, foodservice operators and e-commerce channels.

The Post Consumer Brands segment features a variety of hot and cold cereals under names such as Honey Bunches of Oats, Shredded Wheat and Pebbles.